When I got my K4D a month ago, I unplugged my Yamaha CM-500 mic and headphones from my K3, and plugged them into the back of my K4. I set the mic input to rear, and mic bias on. I expected the mic to perform like it had in the K3.
I attempted to get 3-5 bars of ALC by turning up the mic gain control. Even with the gain up to 80, I’d have to speak *very* loudly to just get a flicker on the ALC meter. I then went back into the mic configuration and turned on the preamp (14dB). After that I could get some ALC bars with the mic gain around 65 or more. But I still had to talk much louder than I had to with the same mic on the K3. (note: mic level on the K3 was set around 7). Question: Is it reasonable to expect that I’d have to have the mic gain at such a high level - and still have to talk louder than my normal (K3) level? BTW, I can hook up the MH-4, switch to front mic, and all works smooth with mic gain around 12. ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
